Summary:
Perry, Utah, has two schools serving elementary-age students: Three Mile Creek School for grades 2–5 and Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning for grades K–8, with 974 students enrolled across the two schools. Three Mile Creek is part of Box Elder District, while Promontory operates as its own district. Because Promontory includes middle-school grades and the schools serve different student populations, comparisons should be viewed as useful context rather than a perfect apples-to-apples evaluation.
Three Mile Creek School has the stronger overall academic profile. It ranked 201st of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 64th percentile, and exceeded state averages in nearly every reported English language arts, mathematics, and science comparison. Its strongest results were fifth-grade ELA, at 57.5% proficient, and fourth-grade science, at 63.5%. Mathematics was less consistent, with third grade below the state average. The school enrolled 531 students, reported a 20.4 student-teacher ratio, and had a 38.2% chronic absenteeism rate—higher than Utah’s 23.8% rate but substantially lower than Promontory’s.
Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning enrolled 443 students and ranked in the 16th percentile statewide, with proficiency below Utah averages in every exact grade-subject comparison provided. Mathematics is the clearest academic concern: exact proficiency rates ranged from 15.9% in sixth grade to 32.5% in seventh grade. Science was comparatively stronger but still below state averages. Promontory’s 17.4 student-teacher ratio was lower than Three Mile Creek’s, yet its chronic absenteeism rate was 57.4%, more than twice the state rate and 19.2 percentage points higher than Three Mile Creek’s. For families comparing schools, Three Mile Creek currently offers the stronger academic and attendance profile, while Promontory’s most urgent needs appear to be mathematics support and improving attendance.
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